Swedish adverb· top 500 most common
bort
away/bɔʈː/
Meaning
away
In Swedish: iväg, undan, härifrån
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bort in a sentence
- kasta bortthrow away
- glömma bortforget
- ge bortgive away
- Gå bort härifrån!Get away from here!
- De seglade bort mot horisontenThey sailed away towards the horizon
- Jag får inte bort fläckenI can't get the stain off
- Bort med dig!Away with you!
Questions
What does bort mean in English?
bort means “away”.
Similar words
dän
Origin
From Old Norse burt, brott, braut (“road, cleared path”).
Nearby common words
bort is number 212 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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